“Your mission is to get close to the only son who will inherit the crown. That’s your task, River Winstead.”

River Winstead, an FBI agent suspended for misconduct, is offered reinstatement on one condition:
she must go undercover.

Her mission?
To become the lover of Alessandro—the enemy’s son and the first love who betrayed her—and steal information from him.

‘You’re not the only one who’s changed, Alessandro. I have, too.’

Disguised under the false identity Lily Gray, River approaches Alessandro and even manages to step inside his home—a place no former lover has ever been allowed to enter.
But the deeper she goes into her mission, the more she finds herself helplessly drawn to this inscrutable man, suffering from emotions she can’t control.

Then disaster strikes.
Her true identity is exposed, and she barely escapes with her life.

Filled with regret for ever wavering, River vows to kill Alessandro no matter what.

But as she chases his shadow, shocking secrets begin to reveal themselves one by one…

“I have something I must finish. Please… give me just a little time.
Once it’s done, you can take my life—whenever you wish.”

For Alessandro, the only emotions she should ever feel are hatred and resentment.
There must never be anything that could be called love.